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FIPS codes
The 6-digit Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) code
established by the National Weather Service (NWS) identifies geographic
areas in the United States. You must program the FIPS codes to receive
S.A.M.E. (Specific Area Message Encoding) alerts about Emergency/
Weather occurring in a particular area. If you do not program the codes,
you will receive all the alerts that are sent. To obtain the FIPS code for a
particular area contact the NWS toll free at 1-888-NWR-SAME (1-888-
697-7263). Or visit their website: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/
indexnw.htm.
A list of event codes are located on “Event Code” on page 113.
You can program up to 15 FIPS codes. If you try to add more than 15,
you’ll see an
ERROR message.
If you don’t program any FIPS codes, you will receive a WX Alert for all
S.A.M.E. alerts, no matter where in the country it occurs.
To set a FIPS code:
1. Press [MENU].
2. At the
Menu screen, select VHF and press [ENTER].
3. At the
VHF Menu screen, select FIPS Code and press [ENTER].
4. The only entry you should see at the
FIPS Menu at this point is
New Location. Press [ENTER].
5. Press [ENTER] to highlight the numeric field. You are now ready
to enter the new FIPS code. Use the technique covered in
“Numbered Fields” on page 31.
6. When you have entered all the digits, press [ENTER]. The
highlight will move to
OK box. Press [ENTER] to accept the entry.
If you do not want this entry, press X to move the highlight to the
Cancel box and press [ENTER].
7. The screen returns to the
FIPS Menu.
You can now add more FIPS codes using the same procedure.
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